Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 293, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 April 1925 — Page 3

TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1925

BOUNDARY DEFENSE FUNCTION OF NAVY U. S. Virtually an Island From Standpoint of Protection, Says Wilbur.

Editor's Note: Here Is the second o! Secretary Wilbur's series on the great naval maneuvers, the most Important, as well aa the most dramatic, phase of

By Curtis D. Wilbur Secretary of the Navy WASHINGTON, April 20.—From the standpoint of national defense, continental United States is virtually an island. The Monroe Doctrine, insisted upon for over a hundred years, has kept European powers from getting anew foothold upon the Western Hemisphere. In South America and the West Indies, where they still maintain some small possessions, their power is negligible. Today the Western Hemisphere is composed entirely of republics, with the single exception of the Dominion of Canada. The traditional friendship which has existed between Canada and the United States fov over a hundred years and the maintenance of an undefended boundai y extending across the continent is one of the most significant illustrations of international friendship that the world has seen. It is the longest undefended boundary in the world. By reason of the geographical situation of the United States and of its outlying territories, no enemy can attack it except across the water. Prevents Attack If is because it is the function of the Navy to prevent such an enemy from crossing the water and making a, successful attack, and because it is the function of the Navy to go to every part of the world to protect our far-flung lines of commerce that we speak of the Navy as the first line of defense. Ts we contrast our situation with that of France in 1914, we can see the tremendous difference. A Navy would have done France no good at all in repelling the sudden invasion precipitated upon her across her eastern boundary and through Belgium. Within six weeks after war was declared France fought the decisive battle of the war at the Marne where she drove the Germans back and compelleld them to dig in. In this she was assisted by tb"' armies of Belgium and England. Our whole system of nat • 'na.l defense is based upon the idea that we do not need a large standing army. Our people have always been opposed to a large standing army and to compulsory military service in times of peace. After the Revolutionary War, when we had won our liberty, we disbanded our army leaving only eighty-five men in the ranks. Why Nation Prospers Asa result of this policy, which Is made possible because of our iso-

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( which is now about to be staged off Oahu, our "GUbraltar of the Pacific.’' This article explains why it is that our Navy is I our first line of defense.

lation from the great military powers of the world, our male population has been engaged in the conquest of this great continent and of its natural resources. Whl.'e other nations were compelled to devote a large part of their revenue and a considerable proportion of the time of every man to military training, this nation has gone about the economic conquest of a continent and this difference is one of the things that has made this the richest country in the world. There is another factor concerning the Navy as the .first line of defense which is sometimes overlooked and that is that with modern navai equipment a comparatively small number of men can defend the country. Our Navy today contains 86,000 men, 8,000 officers and 19,000 marines. A mere handful of men compared to the man power of the' country And yet th-se men on board a modern ship ?nd with modern equipment, maintained on a

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parity with the best naval force in the world, if properly trained, make it reasonably certain that there will be no invasion of continental United States and no occasion for the raising of vast armies. It is certain that if war occurs it will be largely on the water and In the defense of our outlying island possessions. We will next deal with the battleships as an element of sea power. Identity Investigated Police are investigating identity i a man under arrest today, giving his name as Donald Ryan, 32, of 24 E. Tenth St. Ryan was charged with wife desertion, and his wife. wh6 gave her name as that of Jean Ryan, 36, of 244 E. Tenth St., was charged with assault and battery and held also.

Heads Up, Hoosiers! State Has Navy Bv Timet Svecial MICHIGAN CITY, Ind., April 21. —Indiana has It on Switzerland. Indiana has a navy. The Hawk. a seagoing yacht, today became property of the State and will be used by the U. S. Naval reserve corps as a naval training ship Senator James E. Watsoq* was the ciiief speaker in the ceremonies. The boat was formerly stationed at the Great Hakes NavaJ Training Station.

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Political Order Changeth Old-Time Precinct Worker Says Good Old Days Have Gone.

"Yeh, politics ain’t what they used to be,’" soliloquized the old-timer as he puffed at a stogie. “Used to be the boys on the firing line dow r n in the precir.ct that got the credit. Nowadays a fluffy stenog in an office plays a silk glove game and alts in the front row when they celebrate. ‘‘ln the old days the candidate* would buy a keg of beer and we’d line up the whole precinct, and then have to repeat the dose when the opposition would give the boys a bigger keg and pass out cigars Jo boot. “That was before the days of mimeograph coiUraptlons, form letters ar and a lot cf # publicity bunk. Say, In the good days. If a guy got one of them nifty-nobby letters the stenogs grind out. It'd be a lost vote. "They seem to fall for this purity in government stuff more than they used to. And what does it get ’em. They the same pie to put out to the gang after the electorate has electrocuted, or whatever it is they do. "Everywhere you go you're afraid to cuss or chew tobacco because can-

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didates’ offices are full of women. The north side babies, too, all dressed up like a million dollars, are fussin’ around and takin’ all the jack they raise to put on pink teas and meals for committees. "Lew Shank says money talks in electin’*mayors and he’s right. Gee, they need a wad of It, too, with everybody sendin’ all this junk through the mails. Lew’s right about the reportin’ of the mazuma they spend, too. Why, you can get by with murder by raisin’ private funds and stuff like that. “Free cigars, drink every now and then, and a meal or two are lots more nourishin' than high falutin’ mimeograph stuff. "There was somethin’ that sort of gripped you about the heart when

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you saw a fine torchlight parade, with all the boys in line and some of them with their shoes shined. That’s over too. “They didn’t have many religious fusses then, but we got along pretty well and made friends even with the opposition when the scrap tvas over. "Well I’ve got to run along and get my dope from the Mrs. . Ain’t that terrible? And me in my time one of the best ‘fixers’ in the ward.” Hanging Sheriff Dead Bu Timet Svecial FT. WAYNE, Ind., April 21. — William I). Shiefer, 75, merchant is dead. He was former sheriff and was in charge of several public hangings here years ago.

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